wyszukanych pozycji: 6
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O Dammit!: A Lexicon and a Lecture from William Cowper Brann, the Iconoclast
ISBN: 9780896724051 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Why am I an Iconoclast? . . . Sir, I am a seeker of Truth. . . . W]hen you get an idea, put it on the anvil and bid the world hit it with the heaviest sledge. The more you hammer Truth the brighter it becomes."When an enraged reader gunned him down in Waco, April Fool's Day 1898, William Cowper Brann had published The Iconoclast, the nation's most controversial magazine, for some forty months. It was the only American journal to claim a quarter-of-a-million monthly circulation, owing largely to Brann's gusto for offering up his "truths." Though his circulation was international, his favorite...
Why am I an Iconoclast? . . . Sir, I am a seeker of Truth. . . . W]hen you get an idea, put it on the anvil and bid the world hit it with the heavies...
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Curmudgeon in Corduroy: The Best of Jerry Flemmons' Texas
ISBN: 9780875652177 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In "And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest," the essay which opens this compelling collection, Jerry Flemmons displays an uncommon sense of both history and fun. When it was announced that angels would adorn the facade of the magnificent hall to be built in Fort Worth for the performing arts, the columnist, intrigued by the incongruity of angels in Cowtown, demanded, "Where in the hell did those angels come from?" He finally solved the dilemma by deciding they were the fallen angels of Hell's Half Acre, "Irish Kate. . . on the right, and Big Birdie . . . on the left."
With strong... In "And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest," the essay which opens this compelling collection, Jerry Flemmons displays an uncommon sense of both ...
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Plowboys, Cowboys and Slanted Pigs
ISBN: 9780912646954 / Angielski / Miękka / 1984 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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Jerry Flemmons' More Texas Siftings: Another Bold and Uncommon Celebration of the Lone Star State
ISBN: 9780875651798 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) "We have often heard of nowhere and supposed it somewhere in Texas."--"Galveston"" Times"
"I went to Texas and ran wild on her prairies."--William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) "God made Texas when he was a small boy and wanted a sandbox."--"Folklore on the ""American""""Land" "A Texan ain't nothing but a human being way out on a limb."--John Wayne's line in "The Searchers" "We are a wordy bunch, always have been, and for almost two centuries, outsiders, intrigued by all the commotion down here in the Southwest, have come to inspect, dissect, cuss and praise. . . . Texas is a... "We have often heard of nowhere and supposed it somewhere in Texas."--"Galveston"" Times"
"I went to Texas and ran wild on her prairies."--William... |
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Jerry Flemmons' Texas Siftings: A Bold and Uncommon Celebration of the Lone Star State
ISBN: 9780875651385 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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Plowboys, Cowboys, and Slanted Pigs
ISBN: 9780912646909 / Angielski / Twarda / 1984 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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63,23 |